The red mask

The red mask

1947 · 105 min

A singer meets a young doctor and hides the truth about her work. When he learns the truth, he leaves her and travels abroad to continue his graduate studies, unaware that the singer is the one paying for his expenses.

Directed by Youssef Wahby

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